Epilepsy Management

The authors of a Cochrane review of lacosamide add-on therapy for drug-resistant partial epilepsy have concluded that the medication performs better than placebo and is effective at daily doses of at least 200 mg.

Philadelphia, PA—Multiple formulations and generic equivalents of anti­epileptic drugs are prevalent, and choosing between them can help optimize seizure control and minimize adverse effects, said Carl W. Bazil, MD, PhD, Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, at the 2014 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting.

Philadelphia, PA—Patients with breakthrough seizures despite adherence to antiepileptic drugs have much higher emergency department and inpatient utilization compared with patients without breakthrough seizures, according to a poster presented during the 2014 meeting of the American Academy of Neurology by Charles Makin, MS, MBA, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, IMS Health, and colleagues.